2000 St. Louis Rams season

2000 St. Louis Rams season
Head coach	Mike Martz
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Trans World Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 31–28
Pro Bowlers	5

The 2000 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 63rd year with the National Football League and the sixth season in St. Louis. The Rams finished the regular-season with a record of 10–6 but would go on to lose to the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. They led the NFL in scoring for a second straight year with 540 points. The Rams became the first team in NFL history to score more than 500 points on offense, while allowing more than 450 points on defense.^[1]

Running back Marshall Faulk was named the MVP of the regular season. It was the second straight time a Rams player was named MVP.

After the resignation of Dick Vermeil, who had been the Rams' head coach through St. Louis' 1999 championship season, Mike Martz took over as head coach, and attempted to defend the Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV title. The Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" continued its offensive dominance, scoring 33.7 points per game.

Statistically, Football Outsiders calculates that the 2000 Rams had the most efficient rushing attack of any single-season NFL team from 1993–2010.^[2] The 2000 Rams are one of only three teams in NFL history to score 35 points or more nine times in a single season.^[3]^[4] The Rams' offense offset the team's defensive struggles: St. Louis' 471 points allowed in 2000 is the most ever surrendered by an NFL team with a winning record.^[5]

The season saw the Rams change their logo and add a new color scheme of navy and gold, replacing blue and yellow. They also donned new uniforms. Although the Rams, as of now, moved back to Los Angeles, the logo is still in use.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2000 St. Louis Rams draft
1	31	Trung Canidate	Running back	Arizona
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

2000 St. Louis Rams staff

Front office

Chairman – Georgia Frontiere
Vice Chairman – Stan Kroenke
President – John Shaw
President of Football Operations – Jay Zygmunt
General Manager – Charley Armey
Senior Vice President of Administration – Bob Wallace
Director of Scouting – Lawrence McCutcheon
Administrator of Pro Personnel – Jack Faulkner

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Martz
Associate Head Coach – Al Saunders
Assistant Head Coach – John Matsko

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Bobby Jackson
Quarterbacks – John Ramsdell
Wide Receivers – Al Saunders
Tight Ends – Wilbert Montgomery
Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan
Offensive Line – John Matsko
Offensive Assistant – Ken Zampese

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Peter Giunta
Defensive Line – Carl Hairston
Linebackers – Mike Haluchak
Secondary – Steve Brown
Defensive Assistant – Sam Clark
Defensive Assistant – Howard Tippett

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Larry Pasquale

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen
Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Record	Attendance
Preseason
HOF	Bye
1	August 5, 2000	Oakland Raiders	W 31–17	7:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome		1–0	64,125
2	August 14, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 30–3	6:00 p.m.	Adelphia Coliseum	ABC	1–1	68,072
3	August 19, 2000	Buffalo Bills	L 31–27	7:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome		1–2	64,900
4	August 24, 2000	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	7:20 p.m.	Texas Stadium	ESPN	2–2	57,261
Regular season
Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Record	Attendance
1	September 4, 2000	Denver Broncos	W 41–36	8:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ABC	1–0	65,956
2	September 10, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	W 37–34	3:15 p.m.	Husky Stadium	FOX	2–0	64,869
3	September 17, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 41–24	12:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	3–0	65,945
4	September 24, 2000	at Atlanta Falcons	W 41–20	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Dome	FOX	4–0	58,761
5	October 1, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 57–31	12:00 p.m	Trans World Dome	CBS	5–0	66,010
6	Bye
7	October 15, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 45–29	12:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	6–0	66,019
8	October 22, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 54–34	12:00 p.m.	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX	6–1	79,142
9	October 29, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–24	3:15 p.m.	3Com Park	FOX	7–1	68,109
10	November 5, 2000	Carolina Panthers	L 27–24	7:30 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ESPN	7–2	66,048
11	November 12, 2000	at New York Giants	W 38–24	3:15 p.m.	Giants Stadium	FOX	8–2	78,174
12	November 20, 2000	Washington Redskins	L 33–20	8:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ABC	8–3	66,087
13	November 26, 2000	New Orleans Saints	L 31–24	3:05 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	8–4	66,064
14	December 3, 2000	at Carolina Panthers	L 16–3	12:00 p.m.	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	8–5	73,358
15	December 10, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	W 40–29	3:15 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	9–5	66,273
16	December 18, 2000	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 38–35	8:00 p.m.	Raymond James Stadium	ABC	9–6	65,653
17	December 24, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–21	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana Superdome	FOX	10–6	64,900
Postseason
18	December 30, 2000	at New Orleans Saints (3)	L 31–28	3:15 p.m.	Louisiana Superdome	ABC	10–7	64,900

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	10	10	9	36
• Rams	7	14	14	6	41

Date: September 4
Location: TWA Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Gerald Austin
Television network: ABC

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	DEN	Griese 8-yard run (Elam kick)	Broncos 7–0

1	STL	Hakim 86-yard punt return (Wilkins kick)	Tie 7–7

2	DEN	Elam 32-yard field goal	Broncos 10–7

2	STL	Faulk 5-yard run (Wilkins kick)	Rams 14–10

2	DEN	R. Smith 25-yard pass from Griese (Elam kick)	Broncos 17–14

2	STL	Proehl 7-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)	Rams 21–17

3	DEN	Elam 38-yard field goal	Rams 21–20

3	STL	Faulk 72-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)	Rams 28–20

3	STL	Hakim 80-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)	Rams 35–20

3	DEN	D. Clark 7-yard pass from Griese (Elam kick)	Rams 35–27

4	DEN	Elam 36-yard field goal	Rams 35–30

4	DEN	Buckley 32-yard interception return (two-point conversion failed)	Broncos 36–35

4	STL	Holcombe 1-yard run (pass failed)	Rams 41–36

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	354	305	L1
⁽⁶⁾ St. Louis Rams	10	6	0	.625	540	471	W1
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	310	310	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	388	422	L1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	252	413	W1

Best performances

Marshall Faulk, October 15, 208 rushing yards vs. Atlanta Falcons
Marshall Faulk, December 24, 220 rushing yards vs. New Orleans Saints
Trent Green, 431 passing yards vs. the Carolina Panthers, (achieved on November 5) ^[7]
Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4) ^[7]

Statistics

Led NFL, Average Yards per play (7.0 yards) ^[8]
NFL record, Combined Net Yards Gained (7,075 Yards) ^[8]
NFL record, Passing Yards, (5,232)
Led NFL, First Downs, Passing (247 First Downs) ^[8]
Led NFL, Passes Completed (380 Passes) ^[8]
Led NFL, Passing Offense ^[8]
Led NFL, Passing Touchdowns (37)^[8]
Led NFL, Percentage of Passes Completed (64.7%) ^[8]
Led NFL, Rushing Touchdowns (26)^[8]
Led NFL, Third Down Efficiency (47.5% of third downs converted) ^[8]
Led NFL, Total Offense ^[8]
Led NFL, Total Touchdowns (67)^[8]
Led NFL, Two-Point Conversions (tied), 4 ^[8]
Led NFL, Yards Gained per Completed Pass (14.5 yards) ^[8]

Playoffs

NFC Wildcard Game

New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	21	28
Saints	0	10	7	14	31

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
Game attendance: 64,900
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson

The Saints won their first playoff game in their 34-year history with quarterback Aaron Brooks' 266 passing yards and four touchdowns, and by holding off the defending champion Rams, who scored three touchdowns in the final quarter. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner lost four turnovers (three interceptions and a fumble), while running back Marshall Faulk, who shredded the Saints with 220 rushing yards when they played against them in the regular season, was held to a season low of 24 yards on the ground.

Awards and records

Marshall Faulk, NFL MVP
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press MVP
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press All-Pro
Marshall Faulk, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year^[10]
Marshall Faulk, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 3 ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7 ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17 ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December ^[9]
Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year ^[10]
Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year ^[10]
London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 15 ^[9]
Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 11 ^[9]
Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating) ^[11]
Az-Zahir Hakim, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[9]
Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 9 ^[9]
Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team ^[12]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 5 ^[9]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September ^[9]

References

↑ Sports Illustrated
↑ Final 2010 DVOA Ratings
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 35, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
↑ The other two are the 1948 49ers and the 2011 Packers
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the Regular Season, team with winning record, sorted by descending Points Allowed.
↑ "2000 St. Louis Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 439
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203

Los Angeles Rams

Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland (1936–1945) and St. Louis (1995–2015) Based in Los Angeles, California Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California

Franchise	Team history in Cleveland in St. Louis Coaches Players First-round draft picks Seasons Statistics Starting quarterbacks Awards Broadcasters

Stadiums	Cleveland Municipal Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Stadium Edward Jones Dome City of Champions Stadium (planned)

Culture	Cheerleaders Rampage Heaven Can Wait (film) Melonheads

Lore	The Greatest Show on Turf Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome

Rivalries	San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs

Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85

League championships (4)	1936 1945 1951 1999

NFL Championship appearances (5)	1945 1949 1950 1951 1955

Super Bowl appearances (3)	XIV XXXIV XXXVI

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (79)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cleveland/St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams seasons

Cleveland 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Suspended operations 1943 1944 1945 Los Angeles 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 St. Louis 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Los Angeles 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) appearance

2000 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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